The Municipality of St.-Charles also wishes to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of members of the St.-Charles Age-Friendly Advisory Committee. Special thanks are extended to Co-Chairs Richard Lafleur and Gisèle Henderson, and members Michelle Belanger,

Rhonda McCauley, Marijan Mehes, Carolyn Thain and Joanne Violette.

Back Road Map Books Now Available

Maps also show crown land boundaries.

Letter to Taxpayers on Concerns of Security of Municipal Information Click here to view the letter.

Letter to residents of St. Charles click here for the letter from the Mayor

The Canadian Trigeminal Neuralgia Association is opening the first chapter North of Toronto

The Canadian Trigeminal Neuralgia Association is a network of support groups for anyone with trigeminal neuralgia or facial pain.

Have you moved or changed your mailing address? Please let us know.

The Municipality of St.- Charles recently sent out the interim tax bill for 2018.

If you are a property owner and did not receive your interim tax bill, please contact our office at 705-867- 2032 ext. 201 to confirm your new mailing address.

Thank you

Thinking about attending a meeting of Council or appearing as a delegation at a meeting?

What you should know:

The Municipality of St.-Charles has By-law Number 2007-59 (as amended) in effect “Being a By-law to govern the proceedings of the Municipal Council, the conduct of its members and the calling of meetings.

The public is encouraged to read this by-law, and in particular Schedules A, B and C before attending a meeting of Council to understand the procedures.

Are you a full-time established business looking to take the next step with your e-business? Blue Sky Net's BEAM program can help! The BEAM program helps to alleviate the cost of developing or upgrading your e-business capabilities. For more information about the BEAM program and eligibility, please visit www.blueskynet.ca/BEAM.

Through the OMRP, any member of the public can return unused or expired medications or health products directly back to the pharmacy. The OSCP offers members of the public an approved sharps container for medical sharps and needles, this container can be retrieved at your local pharmacy.

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA INVESTS TO UPGRADE CLUB D’ÂGE D’OR ALIDOR IN ST. -CHARLES

A Government of Canada investment of $9,000 will enable the Club d’Âge d’Or Alidor to transform its existing clubhouse into a safe and fully accessible community facility. Specifically, the funding will be used for interior upgrades, including to the plumbing, electrical and heating systems, to ensure the facility can meet the current and future needs of the community.

Marc Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Minister responsible for FedNor, today announced this Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150) funding.

“The Government of Canada’s Community Infrastructure Program is helping to rehabilitate existing community assets, such as Club d’Âge d’Or Alidor, to promote economic, community and cultural benefits in municipalities, First Nations and organizations across the country. Today’s announcement will ensure the residents of St. Charles have access to a modern and energy efficient community facility.”– The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Minister responsible for FedNor

“The funding announced today is an investment in the social and economic future of the Municipality of St. Charles. By supporting infrastructure upgrades to the Club d’Âge d’Or Alidor, our government is providing residents of all ages with access to a safe and environmentally friendly facility that will help make the community a better place to live, work, play and visit.”– Marc Serré, MP for Nickel Belt

“We’re excited to partner with the Government of Canada through FedNor to move forward with vital infrastructure enhancements to the Club d’Âge d’Or Alidor. This facility is an important community asset that brings people together for economic, social and physical activities, while helping to promote a happy, healthy and active living in our community.”– Richard Lafleur, President, Club d’Âge d’Or Alidor

Council meeting schedules, agendas, minutes and important documents such as by-laws, policies, can be found by visiting the civic web portal. Visit our website and click on the portal icon located in the top right corner of the page. Sign up for e-updates to receive notification of meeting agendas and minutes by visiting: https://stcharles.civicweb.net/Portal/Subscribe.aspx

Community Resources and Services

Directory

In an effort to improve the awareness of available services and to facilitate their coordination for families and children in the Sudbury East Area, The Sudbury East Service Providers Network has created a directory of Community Resources and Services.

Blue Sky Net, along with other similar organizations throughout Northern Ontario have teamed up to create a broadband information portal called Connectednorth.ca. One important function of the site is to collect information about service levels from Northern Ontarians directly. This information is used to set priorities for service improvements and to provide funding agencies with real-time data.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!! In an ongoing effort to demonstrate the need for improved internet access we need to hear from those affected… That’s you!

Filling out our Internet Access Survey and conducting a Speed Test at Connectednorth.ca provides Blue Sky Net with valuable data to be used to show the demand for improved services in your area!

While you’re there please browse the site and all its valuable internet related information!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE SUDBURY EAST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

Internet Service Questions?

Many residents throughout rural Canada have limited access to affordable high speed internet. This is mainly because the investment needed to install and operate state of the art internet services is expensive, and there is uncertainty in rural markets’ ability to return that investment.

Over the past 3 years, Blue Sky Net in partnership with FedNor and area Internet Service Providers have created a visual database of all of Northern Ontario including the areas that lack sufficient High Speed access.

“Every ISP that operates in Northern Ontario has contributed coverage information to our BAIMAP Project” says Susan Church, Executive Director of Blue Sky Net of their ongoing Broadband mapping project. “It’s quite clear that there is a divide between the more urban communities and those that are more dispersed when it comes to access to higher capacity internet services. What we want to do now is determine the demand for service improvements.”

Blue Sky Net based in North Bay along with similar organizations in the Muskokas, Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay have created an online broadband information portal called Connectednorth.ca. One of the many features of the portal includes a high speed service availability checker where visitors can search their street address to see what ISP delivers connectivity to their cottage, home or office.

“We’ve been working in broadband development for over a decade now and we recognize that there is a constant trend to demand higher capacities and speeds and we have no reason to believe that this demand will stop. The ISPs we work with realize this but are challenged by the costs to bring these services to market. A real focal point of Connectednorth.ca is to not only provide visitors with useful service-related information, but we also need visitors to participate in building a better internet for Northerners.”

Connectednorth.ca hosts an internet speed test to measure how visitor’s internet service is performing, in real time. Test results (not personal information) will be captured and shared with those who can make a difference – Internet Service Providers.

Also, visitors are encouraged to take a short Internet Access Survey. The responses to this will be linked to speed test results to get a more complete picture of a visitor’s internet usage and their desire to obtain a better connection.

“It is a bit of an experiment” says Church. “We’ve taken a cue from other campaigns that use crowd-sourced information to affect change. This is an opportunity for local residents to speak directly to the ISPs who can make investments based on these priorities.

The Municipality of St.-Charles would like to recognize and thank Emergency Management Ontario for their funding under the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program. This funding was used to prepare the Municipality of St.-Charles Emergency Response Plan as well as training Council and staff in the event of an Emergency.